USA

11/05/20
Author: 
Defend Democracy Press
27/04/20
Author: 
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Military spending by the United States soared to $732 billion in 2019, which accounted for 38% of the global military expenditure. (Photo: Scott Nelson/Getty Images)
April 27, 2020

"The COVID-19 crisis has made clearer than ever the flaws in our system, one that prioritizes military spending and global instability over the well-being of our people."
 
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25/04/20
Author: 
Alon Levy, Eric Goldwyn
A sign advising passengers to wear face masks is displayed on a New Jersey Transit bus in Atlantic City. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg

[Canada faces similar challenges.]

Apr. 24, 2020

25/04/20
Author: 
Chuck Collins, Omar Ocampo, Sophia Paslaski - Institute for Policy Studies
Billionaire Bonanza Report Cover

Key Findings:

• Between 1990 and 2020, U.S. billionaire wealth soared 1,130 percent in 2020

dollars, an increase more than 200 times greater than the 5.37 percent growth of

U.S. median wealth over this same period.

 

• Between 1980 and 2018, the tax obligations of America’s billionaires, measured as

a percentage of their wealth, decreased 79 percent.

 

• Between January 1, 2020 and April 10, 2020, 34 of the nation’s wealthiest 170

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